Entelechy Equestrian

Entelechy Equestrian

Bringing like-minded athletes, their horses and specialist experts under one roof to develop and exceed performance targets.

Register Your Interest

Great news! The Entelechy team is offering a limited number of slots for three, six, and 12 month programmes of accelerated training and development – Contact us to find out more.

What to expect when you join the Academy

We offer three tiers to performance success:

1. Residential, full horse care & livery

With performance and winning competitions in mind we support your horses’ well being with a complete package of care adapted to their needs.

Whether it is the all weather/season turnout or measuring health and fitness progress, we put a plan in place to suit the demanding needs of your horse as an athlete.2. Equestrian performance academy

2. Equestrian performance academy

In addition to Tier 01 and through our cutting-edge training programs and proven methodologies, we will help you tap into your physical, mental, and emotional reserves, unlocking levels of strength, endurance, focus, and resilience you never thought possible.

With access to the Dynamic Performance Hub services, you will have a choice of support limited only by your own resources and availability.

3. Team Entelechy “the olympic package”

In addition to Tiers 01 & 02 this choice is for those of you with Professional, World class, Olympic aspirations. Nothing short of revolutionising equestrian sports; we are bringing the knowledge, data and support typical of all other Olympic disciplines to you.

With full Hub membership and access to an unlimited level of support, this plan is designed to win medals at the highest of your abilities. It places you  in a world of total commitment to achieving your professional riding goals and puts you at a competitive advantage above the rest of the field by developing both horse and rider to peak levels of preparedness and readiness.

Located at, and working directly with the Dynamic Performance Hub, we enable our athletes to benefit from all available Hub activities and support.

Meet The Founders

At Entelechy Equestrian, our founders are integrating cutting edge training and development strategies from all other performance sports and adapting it to the equestrian world to unlock Olympic potential.

Matt Cooper

Matt is an ex Team GB (Alpine downhill skiing) with 30 years of coaching individual and team performance in sports, corporate leadership and medical settings. As a performance coach to SailGP (Team GB), Swiss Olympic 49er athletes and the Swiss Sailing America’s Cup youth team, he brings a wealth of experience in what it takes to win.

Matt supports the growing demand for data analytics in equestrian sports performance and through Entelechy Equestrian demystifies the interpretation of data and assessments to support individual growth in equestrian athlete’s performance.

His coaching and advisory services span: the performance based mindset, lifestyle (attention, fitness, nutrition, sleep), career and motivational choices, as tools to unlocking the barriers to ultimate success.

Lisa Cooper

Lisa is an accomplished and highly skilled pilates practitioner with a deep passion for both precision pilates and equestrian athleticism. With over 20 years of experience in the field, Lisa is dedicating her career to adapting the principles of pilates to enhance the performance and well-being of equestrian athletes.

Lisa originally studied through SwissBody pilates, a methodology renowned for its emphasis on precision, alignment, control, and efficiency of movement. Her programs focus on developing core strength, flexibility, balance, and body awareness—crucial elements that contribute to the rider’s stability and connection with their horse. 

By incorporating exercises that target specific muscle groups used in riding, Lisa helps riders optimise their performance, prevent injuries, and achieve a harmonious partnership with their horses. Beyond her expertise in pilates, Lisa’s 10 years of riding contributes to her understanding of the equestrian world and enables her to connect with riders on a deeper level.

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